Distributing mechanism of typographical composing-machines.



C. MUEHLEISEN & C. A ALBRECHT.

DISTRIBUTFNG MECHANISM OF TYPOGRAPHICAL COMPOSING MACHINES.

APPLICATION 'nuzn NOV. 21. 1916.

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C. MUEHLEISEN & C. A. ALBRECHT.

DISTRIBUTING MECHANISM OF TYPOGRAPHICAL GOMPO SING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED NOV-2h I916.

Patented May 29, 1917.

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CARL MUEHLEISEN AND CHRISTIAN A. ALBRECHT, or BERLIN, GERMANY, Assronons 'ro MERGENTI-IALER LINOIYPE COMPANY, A CORPORATION OENEWYYORK.

DISTRIBUTING IVJIEGI-IAN'ISM OF TYPOGRAPHICAL GOMPOSING-MACHINES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 21, 1916. Serial No. 132,649.

To all whom it may concern:

' Be it known that we, CARL MUEHLEISEN and CHRISTIAN AUoUsTUs ALBRECHT, citizens of the United States of America, both residing at Chausseestrassc 23, Berlin, N. 4, in the Empire of Germany, have invented new and useful Improvements in the Distributing Mechanism of Typographical Composing-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to typographical composing machines such as those known commercially under the trade-mark Linotype, and particularly to distributing mechanism therefor adapted to distribute 1nat rices or type-dies (which latter are to be regarded as included in the term matrices as hereinafter used) toaplurality of magazines. Such distribution necessarily vinvolves separation of the matrices according to font to insure their delivery to the proper magazines, and their separation according to character so that they may be returned to the respective channels of the particular magazine appropriate to the respective font.

Various forms of distributing apparatus of the kind above referred to are already known, and among these there is one which comprises means cooperating with matrices of distinctive contours, adapted to deliver said matrices, according to font, to separate distributers where they are traversed along permuted distributer bars, and released according to character into the proper channels of the respective magazine. There is another known construction of distributer in which the distributer bar, either alone or conjointly with means closely adjaccntto it, effects the release of matrices according to both font and character intomagazine entrances appropriately arranged beneath it.

The multiplication of distributors involved in the first-mentioned construction, renders such apparatus complicated and inconvenient when a considerable number of magazines are to be employed in a single machine.

According to this invention, these disadvantages are eliminated by employing a distributer of the before-mentioned type, which, instead of being stationary as ordinarily, is oscillated or reciprocated above the entrances of the superposed stationary m gaz s n stir the empl ment at a throat or intermediate magazine between the said distributer and the magazine entrances, which throat oscillates or reciprocates above said entrances and is provided with devices for effecting the release of the lowermost matrix from the throat, when the latter is above the particular magazine entrance for which that matrix is destined.

The invention will now be described by reference to the accompanying drawings in which y i Figure 1 is ,a side elevation of the pertinent parts of a machine having, as a con- Patented May 29, 1917.

venient example for illustration, six superposed magazines and three intermediate magazines, each of the latter serving two of the former;

Figs. Q'and 2, drawn to a larger scale than is Fig. .1, are sectional elevations representing the lower part of one of the inter mediate magazines and illustrating the manner in which-the distribution of the matrices is effected from the said intermediate magazine into the ordinary super-posed magazines, which latter are not shown in this figure;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged side view of a dctached portion of the distributer bar.

7 With reference particularly to Fig. 1, a is the frame of the machine, Z b b b 6 Z), are the six superposed stationary magazines, and c is the distributer which includes, in the known manner, a permuted distributer bar 0, and distributer screws 0 to propel the matrices (Z? along the distributer bar, the latter being provided with a plurality of series of combinations 0 c and 0 (see Fig. 3) arrangedalternately or successively in the length of the bar so as to release matrices of one font "at different points according to character and matrices of another font at intermediate points according to character. For a detailed description and illustration of the distributer, reference may be had to the Letters Patent granted to Muehleisen No. 718,781, or to Rogers No. 1,073,170,0r to Earle and Druitt No. 1,153,049. The distributer hereinafter for convenience identified as a whole by the letter 0, is pivotally connected to the frame a by a parallel linkage (Z and is rocked to and fro by a rotating Cam 0, and a spring or equivalent not shown in the drawing, the

matrices (Z and the cooperating permuted ribs of the distributer bar being so arranged that the matrices appertaining to the different respective throats or intermediate magazines 7, f 7 will drop off the distributer bar 0 when the latter is directly over the said intermediate magazine. The mechanism for traversing the distributor 0 over the intermediate magazines 7, f f constitutes no part of the present invention but is included in a separate application for Letters Patent, filed by Carl Muehleisen November 11, 1916, Serial No. 130,883.

The intermediate magazines 7, F, f are pivoted to the main frame a by trunnions g located near their upper ends, each one being reoiprocated over two adjacent magazine entrances j, j or 7' 7' or j j respectively. An eccentric or crank disk It continuously rotated in bearings in the frame a serves to reciprocate the intermediate magazines, this disk being connected with the said magazines by links 2', 2' and 71 The matrices received in each of the intermediate magazines f F, f are destined for two adjacent stationary magazines and 5 or b and 22*, or b and 7) respectively, said intermediate magazines being provided with means which insures the different matrices being automatically distributed each into the appropriate magazine 6 to b; and example of means suitable for the purpose is represented in Figs. 2 and 2 which shows the mechanism appertaining to the intermediate magazine f and stationary magazines b 6 it being here explained that the corresponding mechanism appertaining to the other intermediate magazines P, f and stationary magazines Z2 b 6 and 7) may be practically identical with that here illustrated.

The matrices 0Z appertaining to say the magazine 6 differ from the matrices 0Z appertaining to the other magazine 6 inasmuch as the former (6Z1) are provided with notches Z4 either in their upper ears as shown or in any other part of their bodies in which feelers or detectors m or m are adapted to enter. The detectors m, m through resilient lever arms or blade springs n, n, are moved by crank arms 0, 0 respectively, stationary grooved cams 7) or p being provided on the machine frame for rocking these arms as the intermediate magazines approach the respectively opposite ends of their swinging motion. When the intermediate magazine f nears the end of its leftward or rightward swing, a roller 0 on the arm 0 or 0 engages with the cam 29 or 39 respectively so that the detector m Or m will be pushed forward against the lowermost of the matrices in the said magazine 7 and if that matrix be one provided with notches 70, then the respective detector m or m will be allowed to enter said notch; A.

shoulder on the detector m presses against the upstanding arm of a bell-crank locking lever g, which had previously been rocked upwardly by a pivoted lever it having aroller 10 engaging in a fixed cam p and turns the said locking lever so that its other arm will be moved out of the path of an escapement lever 1" which serves for locking and releasing the matrices in the well-known manner. By that time the upper end of the escapement lever r has been brought into contact with a spring finger r so that further leftward movement of the magazine f will cause the said escapement lever to be rocked from the position shown, in which it looks the lowermost matrix, into a position in which the cscapei'nent 351Wl s is withdrawn from engagement with the said matrix, and the escapement pawl a is moved into the path of the respective upper ear of the next following matrix (1 whose descent it thereby arrests. The escapement ver 1 is connected to a second escapement lever r by means of a connecting link i so that when either of them is rocked for locking or releasing a lowermost matrix the other one will. be simultaneously and correspondingly rocked.

The escapement lever r is shaped some what differently to the escapement lever r, for, while the latter, as described, can only rock when the locking lever {,7 is moved by the detector m from its normal position into the unlocking position in which it is shown in the drawing, the escapement lever r can 17 rock when the locking lever g appertaining to the detector m is in its normal position. In other words, when the intermediate magazine f has been moved to the left, the release of the lowermost matrix (Z by the escapement levers r, r will be eifected in consequence of the relationship just described. Simultaneously with the magazine reaching its leftmost position, the detector is disengaged from the lowermost matrix by its crank arm 0 due to the engagement of the roller 0 with a further portion of the cam 29. A notched matrix (Z can thus fall from the intermediate magazine 7 when the latter is in its extreme left position. If the intermediate magazine f is swung left;

ard at the time that an unnotched inatrix (Z is the lowest of the column therein, the detector m cannot be projected into the magazine, and consequently the locking lever 9 will not be moved out of the position in which it locks the escapement lever r. The said matrix (Z therefore remains locked in the magazine 7 and the motion which otherwise would have served for actuating the escapement lever r is absorbed by the stationary spring finger '0.

Inversely, if the intermediate magazine is moved to the right at the time that the lowermost matrix therein is a notched one,

the detector m will enter the respective notch 70, and the locking lever Q1 will be rocked so that its horizontal arm will be in front of a projection r of the escapement lever r and thereby will prevent that lever from rocking. Under these circumstances the motion which would otherwise have served for actuating the escapement lever T is absorbed by the spring finger '21 and the lowermost matrix (a notched one) will remain locked in the intermediate magazine. Should it happen, however, that, during the rightward swing of the intermediate magazine, the lowermost matrix therein is an unnotched one and the detector m therefore cannot be projected into that magazine, the locking lever will retain the position in which it is shown in Fig. 2', and the escape ment levers 1", 9"" will be rocked by the spring finger o with which the lever r will engage and the said matrix will thus be released. The return of the escapement levers a" and r to their normal positions is effected by attached springs 1. A lever 10 operated by a cam 19* serves in a manner similar to that hereinbefore described in connection with the levers u and to return the locking lever to its upright position after it has been rocked downwardly by the detector m The locking levers q and g are mounted frictionallyiupon their supporting ro-dsso as to remain in whatever positions they may be left by the detectors m, m and cams p The operation of the foregoing parts may be summarized as follows: WVhen' the intermediate magazine is swung to the left, the rollers 0 and a of the crank arm 0 and lever u are engaged by the fixed cams p and 79 respectively, these cams being relatively constructed and arranged so as first to impart a rocking movement to the lever to to rotate the bell crank lever q anticlockwise to bring its upstanding arm in engagement with the shoulder on the detector at and its horizontal arm behind the escapement 1' to hold it against operation. (See Fig. 2). Immediately thereafter, and as the magazine continues its movement to the left, the crank arm 0 is rocked downwardly by the cam 29 and acts through the spring connection a to move the detector m into the magazine. If at such time an unnotched matrix (Z is opposite, the movement of the detector is arrested (spring a yielding), and consequently the lever q remains in its locking position, so that when later the escapement 1* is engaged by the spring finger v, it will be held against operation and no matrix released from the magazine. If, on the other hand, at the time the crank arm 0 is depressed a notched matrix 61 stands opposite the detector m, the latter is allowed to be projected into the magazine, entering the notch 70 in the matrix. As the detector is thus projected, the lever g is rotated in a clockwise direction by its engagement with the shoulder of the detector and caused to assume an unlocking position such as indicated in Fig. 2, so that when subsequently the escapement r is engaged by th spring finger '2), it is allowed to be operated thereby to withdraw its lower pawl s from the magazine and permit the escape of the lower notched matrix; It should be noted that the cam 72 is so arranged that at or prior to the engagement of the escapement r with the spring finger o it will rock the crank arm 0 upwardly to withdraw the detector m from the notch 70 of the matrix. This is illustrated in Fig. 2, wherein the various parts are shown in the relative positions they occupy justiprior to the actuation of the escapement 7" which is about to take place upon the further and final movement of the magazine t0 the left.

The above operation is practically the same when the intermediate magazine is swung to the right, except, of course, that it is the inverse of that described. That is to say, th first action that takes place is the rocking of the lever a by the cam 39* to locate the lever g with its vertical arm in engagement with the shoulder on the detector m and with its horizontal arm above or out of operative engagement with the projection r of the escapement 1. Then immediately following, the crank arm 0 is depressed to project the detector m into the magazine. If the matrix in the magazine should be a notched one such as to allow the detector m to be advanced, the lever q? is caused to rock downwardly to bring its horizontal arm behind the projection r of the escapement, so that when the latter is brought into engagement with the spring finger o by the final movement of the magazine, it is locked against action and no escape of the matrix permitted. If on the other hand, the matrix should be an unnotched one, the movement of the detector is arrested or prevented, and the lever 9' is allowed to remain in its upright position wherein its horizontal arm is located above the projection 7' of the escapement, which therefore is allowed to be operated to release the matrix when it is brought into engagement with the finger o by the final movement of the magazine. As before, when the detector m is projected into the magazine it is later withdrawn by the cam 79 before the actuation of the escapement takes place.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that it is during only the leftward swing of the intermediate magazine f that the notched matrices al can be released and during only the rightward swing that the unnotched matrices at? can be released, so that each of these matrices can fall into the respective magazine entranc 7'.

Having described our invention, we declare that what we, claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a typographical composing machine, the combination with a plurality of stationry magazines and a distributer adapted to separate matrices according to font and character, of a plurality of intermediate magazines between the stationary magazines and the distributer and means adapted to move the distributer into operative register with the different intermediate magazines.

2. In a typographical composing machine, the combination with a plurality of stationary magazines and a distributer adapted to separate matrices according to font and character, of a plurality of intermediate magazines between the stationary magazines and the distributer, means adapted to move the distributer into operative register with difierent intermediate magazines, and means adapted to move each of the intermediate magazines into operative relationship with different stationary magazines.

3. In a typographical composing machine, the combination with a plurality of station ary magazines and a distributer adapted to separate matrices according to character and font, of a plurality of intermediate magazines between the stationary magazines and the distributer, and means adapted to move the distributer into operative register with different intermediate magazines, the said distributer being adapted in its different positions to release matrices of the corresponding fonts according to character.

4. In a typographical composing machine, the combination with a plurality of stationary magazines and a distributer adapted to separate matrices according to font and character, of a plurality of intermediate magazines between the stationary magazines and the distributer, means adapted to move the distributer into operative register with different intermediate magazines, means adapted to move each of the intermediate magazines into operative relationship with different stationary magazines, and means adapted to release matrices from each intermediate magazine according to font only when said magazine is in operative relationship with the respective stationary magazine.

5. In a. typographical composing machine, the combination with a plurality of stationary magazines and a distributer adapted to separate matrices according to character and font, of a plurality of intermediate magazines between the stationary magazines and the distributer, means adapted to move the distributer into operative register with different intermediate magazines, said distributer adapted in its different positions to release matrices of the corresponding fonts ac cording to character, and means adapted to release matrices from each intermediate magazine according to font only when said magazine is in operative relationship with the respective stationary magazine.

6. In a typographical composing machine, the combination with a plurality of stationary magazines and a distributer adapted to separate matrices according to font and character, of a lesser plurality of intermedr ate magazines receiving the matrices distributed by the distributer, and means adapted to reciprocate each of the intermediate mag azines into and out of operative relationship with a sub-multiple of the plurality of stationary magazines, and means adapted to release matrices from each intermediate magazine according to font only when said mag- 0 azine is in operative relationship with the respective stationary magazine.

7. In a typographical composing machine, the combination with a plurality of stationary magazines and a magazine adapted to be different fonts and to be moved into and out of operative register with the different stationary magazines, the matrices of different fonts having respectively different contours, of an escapement on the movable magazine adapted to control the release of the matrices therefrom, a locking lever locking the escapement lever to prevent it releasing a matriX, and a detector controlled by the contour of the matrices operative to move the locking lever into unlocking position.

til l f 9. In a typographical composing machine,

the combination with a plurality of station.- ary magazines each adapted to store matrices of a given front, and a magazine adapted to contain matrices of a plurality of different fonts and to be moved into and. out of operative register with the different stationary magazines, the matrices of different fonts having .respectively different contours, of an escapement on the movable magazine adapted to control the release of the matrices therefrom, a locking lever locking the escapement lever to prevent it releasing a matrix, and a detector controlled by the contour of the matrices operative to'move the locking lever into locking position.

10.111 a typographical composing machine, the combination with a plurality of stationary magazines each adapted to store matrices of a given font, and a magazine adapted to contain matrices of a plurality of diiferent fonts and to be moved into and out of operative register With the different stationary magazines, the matrices of dif-- ferent fonts having respectively different contours, of an escapement on the movable magazine adapted to control the release of the matrices therefrom, a locln'ng lever looking the escapement lever to prevent it releasing a matrix, a detector controlled by the contour of the matrices operative to move the locking lever into unlocking position, a resilient arm engaging the detector to move 1t against the matrices and a stationary cam adapted to operate the resilient arm.

In Witness whereof We have hereunto set our hands in the presence of two Witnesses. CARL MUEHLEISEN. CHRISTIAN AUGUSTUS ALBRECHT. Witnesses:

HENRY HAsPER, ALLEN F. JENNINGS.

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